Tractive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to traction. not-comparable

    "This locomotive develops 130,000 pounds of tractive effort."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exerting traction and serving to pull wordnet

Synonyms

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draftdrawinghaulingpullingtractiletractional

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"This locomotive develops 130,000 pounds of tractive effort."

Related phrases

tractive efforttractive force

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